The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-04-14

to get the express' The Superinten-
dent OF the Portland & Ogdensburg
helped you to it, didn't he, on nc.
count Of the affair up in the moun-
tainsY Tell US all about IT,
'Yes-yes,' spoke up several who
had overheard the conversation.
let us hear the story by all means.
well, boys, said Bob, it aiu't
much Of yarn, howsomever, III
tell it,
Twas when 1 was running on the
Mountain road, which hadn't been
agoiu' more'n q couple of years You
may perhaps be acquainted with tho
line. She runs through the White
Mountain Notch, aud is built on the
side Of the bills. How they ever
had the spunk to start such road
beats me, for at first sight it seems
next to hopeless to get around some
of them short curves, to cay noth-
ing of the big upgrade. Near Craw-
ford's is that spider,like curve.
Mountain Cut. We lived in Port
land then, Nell and I. She is my
wife, aud we we're as happy as could
be. The only drawback was that
every other night | had to take the
late express up to Fabyan's and
come bick next day on the accomo-
dation. Nell used to be afraid to
have me go, particularly rs the road
Was new and accidents would hap
pen in spite Of all that we could do
| kept telling her it was safe enough,
and the pay WIS good, 80 Id better
stick to my place for q while, though,
to tell the truth, l didn't like the
route, twas 30 awful gloomy. No
big towns to go through, only now
and then little village, and they
wonld be as dark and quiet ne o
graveyard when We struck them at
night. Summers it wasn't 80 bad :
Winters were awful. Well, one
night in January, when it was my
turn to stay in Portland, the Super-
intendent sent for me and said
'B0t, there's party of Directors
as wants to go through the noun
tains tonight, and they're going to
start about 10 o'clock. I'll have to
send special, but haven't an en-
gineer that I eau trust. Now it's
yonr night off, know, bnt If you'll
pull the throttle for them fellows
I'll make it all right with you.'
We'll, says /, I'll go Of course
but it's goin' to be bad night on
the mountains
That's 80, Bob said the super
but l know l can rely on you, and
the Directors say they must gel
through somehow
so went back to the little cot
tage and told Nell as how I'd got to
go. She took on very queer like
and seemed distressed to have me
go away, though she never acted
like that before.
'its an awful night, Bob, says
she, cant they send some one else !
l don't like to have you 60
Nonsense says |, the storm
won't hurt mo, and I'll be back again
Tomorrow. The super's promised
to do the square thing, and it will
come ont all right
she seemed little reassnred, and
| got out my great coat and muller
and in EN- prepared to start out.
We'll. Bob says my wife, If 20,
must go. why you must,' then sh'
added thoughtfully, and there was
the queerest look passed over heI
face, be careful at that Curve Moan
tain Cut
4 scarcely heard what she said
but bidding her goodbye, was soor
on my way to the round,house. II
was a wild night, and no mistake
, seems to me 1 had never seen i
blow harder or snow faster. One
or twice had to turn my bao k t.
the blast to keep from blowing over.
Well was soon aboard my machine
aud, backing into the station, hitch
ed ON to two cars which were to
make up the train. As 10 O'Clock
, approached, the Directors began tc
. arrive, pompous-looking men, will
, plenty Of money, and feeling oil
! their importance.
Them iellers,' says l to myself
feel their steam, but | don't suppos
they'd look at an engine in the sam
. way that ! would.
y Dan was on the watch for tb
. s;onol IN start and when the clOcl